In August 2023 Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) secretary [[Oleksiy Danilov]] claimed the mutiny was faked and pre-planned by Vladimir Putin and Prigozhin.<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/prigozhin-mutiny-planned-special-operation-173200596.html</ref> Prigozhin was killed in plane crash on August 23, 2023 in the Tver region.<ref>https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/why-putin-killed-prigozhin</ref> Gen. [[Sergey Surovikin]], also known as "General Armageddon", was reported to have taken over command of Wagner forces in [[Africa]] in mid-September. Wagner forces were reported to have been incorporated into another private military company known as "REDUT". | In August 2023 Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) secretary [[Oleksiy Danilov]] claimed the mutiny was faked and pre-planned by Vladimir Putin and Prigozhin.<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/prigozhin-mutiny-planned-special-operation-173200596.html</ref> Prigozhin was killed in plane crash on August 23, 2023 in the Tver region.<ref>https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/why-putin-killed-prigozhin</ref> Gen. [[Sergey Surovikin]], also known as "General Armageddon", was reported to have taken over command of Wagner forces in [[Africa]] in mid-September. Wagner forces were reported to have been incorporated into another private military company known as "REDUT". |